MY REVIEW:

The Fire in Ember takes the reader back to frontier Colorado to renew their acquaintance with the Timmons family featured in A Woman Called Sage. Although it is not necessary to read the previous novel, it does lay some helpful background information about the Timmons family history. It has been several years since the kidnapping and rescue of John’s younger brother Davis and John has taken on the responsibilities for the ranch as well as for his mother and younger brothers. He soon finds his well-ordered world turned upside down when he rescues a young Bert from a lynch mob. When John takes him home to work off a debt, the entire family takes a shine to Bert. It isn’t long before they learn that Bert is really a young woman who refuses to reveal any information about herself.

When cattle rustlers strike their neighbors, John’s Uncle Parker and US Marshal Wirt Zimmerman (from A Woman Called Sage) make a return appearance to help investigate. Although Bert (Ember) has become like one of the family, her reluctance to share her secrets makes her a prime suspect.

The Fire in Ember is a riveting read with plenty of action, humor, suspense, romance, and lessons in faith. A romantic triangle and a renewed romance keep things interesting. Those who love Christian historical western romance novels should enjoy The Fire in Ember.

This book was provided for review by the Amazon Vine Program.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

John Timmons’ life is planned and orderly. He cares for his mother and four younger brothers, and their future depends on him to keep their Colorado ranch profitable. Ember Farrar (Bert) has run away from her lawbreaking family in search of a new life. But, when she attempts to return a horse that her brother had stolen, ranch hands believe she is a thief and a boy and they plan to hang her. John, who is also a deputy marshal, breaks up the hanging. After paying for the stolen horse, he takes the boy home to work off the debt. Later he learns Bert is a girl who refuses to tell him who she is and why she possessed a stolen horse. When ranchers report stolen cattle, Bert is a natural suspect. John is touched by Bert’s sweet spirit and natural gift of music. Surely she’s not a cattle thief. Bert fears for their lives when she is forced to either help her brothers steal or put the Timmons in danger. When John thinks Bert has betrayed him, he ignores God and turns revengeful. Will John learn who Bert truly is? Will their lives ever return back to normal?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Award-winning author, DiAnn Mills, has over forty-nine books in print and has sold more than a million and a half copies. She is a finalist for the 2008 Christy Award for her novel, Lightning and Lace. Six of her anthologies have appeared on the CBA Best Seller List. Five of her books have won placements through ACFW’s Book of the Year Awards 2003-2007. She is the recipient of the Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award for 2005 and 2007. DiAnn and her husband have four adult sons and lives in Houston, Texas.

Author Website:
http://www.diannmills.com